Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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